Abstract
As an alternative to a stage-construction embankment dyke equipped with vertical drains, two buttress-type concrete dams are proposed for deep, soft clay deposits where the building of embankment dykes would involve serious difficulties and sizable expenditures. These concepts avoid the loading of the soft clay deposit with high embankments and thus reduce problems of stability and settlement. High embankment dykes may not be feasible in the case of sloping ground, even gently so, because of the lack of stability in a flake-type sliding. The advantages of the proposed concept include the absence of soil improvement measures, shorter construction time, and reduced settlements. Specific drawbacks relate to the lack of experience with buttress-type dams on soft clay foundations. Key words: dam, clay, concrete, earth pressure, embankment, pile.
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